Sutra 4

Devanagari script

कोपजस्त्रिवर्गः कामजश्चतुर्वर्गः ॥ कZ_०८.३.०४ ॥

Transliteration

kopajastrivargaḥ kāmajaścaturvargaḥ

Translation

ဒေါသမှ ဖြစ်ပေါ်သော အပြစ်များမှာ သုံးမျိုးတစ်စု ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ လိုချင်တပ်မက်မှုမှ ဖြစ်ပေါ်သော အပြစ်များမှာ လေးမျိုးတစ်စု ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• कोपजः: arising from anger
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप + ज
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनः, पुंलिङ्गः; तद्धितान्तः (उपपद-समासवत्) ‘कोपात् जातः/उत्पन्नः’

• त्रिवर्गः: the triad (dharma, artha, kāma)
• Type: Noun (also used adjectivally)
• Root: त्रि + वर्ग
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनः, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘त्रयः वर्गाः यस्य/त्रयाणां वर्गाणां समाहारः’

• कामजः: arising from desire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + ज
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनः, पुंलिङ्गः; तद्धितान्तः (उपपद-समासवत्) ‘कामात् जातः/उत्पन्नः’

• चतुर्वर्गः: the tetrad (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa)
• Type: Noun (also used adjectivally)
• Root: चतुर् + वर्ग
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनः, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘चत्वारः वर्गाः यस्य/चतुर्णां वर्गाणां समाहारः’

Entities Mentioned

• anger (kopa)
• desire (kāma)

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FAQs

What is the administrative value of classifying vices into sets?

It converts moral failings into manageable categories for training, oversight, and corrective protocol in a ruler’s conduct.